convolute adjective & noun.
['kɒnvǝlu:t] L18.[Latin convolutus pa. pple, formed as CONVOLUTE verb.]A. adjective.
1. Botany &
Zoology. Rolled longitudinally upon itself, as a leaf in the bud.
L18.2. gen. Convoluted.
M19.b. noun. Something of a convoluted form; a convolution.
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convolute verb.
['kɒnvǝlu:t] rare.
L17.[Latin convolut-: see CONVOLUTION.]1. verb trans. Twist or coil round (something); embrace.
L17-E18.2. verb trans. & intrans. Twist or wind about; coil up. (Earlier as
CONVOLUTED.)
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